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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Asta J. Roseway, Bellevue, WA (US);
Felecia A. Davis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Erin A. Carroll, Mooresville, NC (US);
Mary Czerwinski, Kirkland, WA (US);
Diana L. Maclean, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0402 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/74 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0402 (2013.01); A61B 5/0533 (2013.01); A61B 5/165 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 5/6802 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0487 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0044 (2013.01); A61M 21/00 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); G06F 19/3406 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/015 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for implementing a mood-actuated device. In various embodiments, indicators of an emotional state of a user are sensed, and a mood-actuated device is controlled to react based on the emotional state of the user. In some embodiments, the mood-actuated device includes a mechanical component that is configured to react by moving based on the emotional state of the user.